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because of the way u.s. at questioning sure you have plenty ideas yourself. i showed referred the question to the dr. of medical anthropology in the audience. my wife angela, garcia wrote an entire book on it. i do recommend her book, which was published before my book. she beat me. to it. but if you look on amazon right now, if you look up this book coming out how this if you like this book, you might like the other book? were a couple even on amazon. so the books are together. so i recommend it. so i'll borrow from angela's work. she said she heroin addiction and in historical context. vietnam veteran coming back with addiction and so in the seats in a place -- and a space of dispossession. i was able to interview people in northern new mexico from hispanics who grew up without electricity, they didn't grow up poor. they grew up on a land-based economy. it was a tough life, a hard life, but he was clean in every sense of the word. i think spiritually and physically. there are still some vestiges of that life, but by the late 60s and 70s, grazing allotments
because of the way u.s. at questioning sure you have plenty ideas yourself. i showed referred the question to the dr. of medical anthropology in the audience. my wife angela, garcia wrote an entire book on it. i do recommend her book, which was published before my book. she beat me. to it. but if you look on amazon right now, if you look up this book coming out how this if you like this book, you might like the other book? were a couple even on amazon. so the books are together. so i recommend...
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strong u.s. dollar, monetary policy. that's the intersection. if i can jump ahead, the intersection when it comes to democrats is civil liberties. look, let's repeal to the patriot act. i never would have signed the act allowing for you and i to be arrested and detained without being charged by the u.s. government. let's bring about marriage equality. let's get out of afghanistan tomorrow, bring the troops home. let's end the drug wars. look, these are democrat issues, historically democrat issues that they aren't going anywhere on today just like republicans historically their issues have been about dollars and cents, and neither, neither one of the parties do well in the areas that they're supposed to do well. they're horrible in the areas that they don't do well, meaning romney is horrible on civil liberties, and obama is horrible when it comes to dollars and cents. >> host: as a libertarian now, is it a little tougher to get media attention away from the two-party system, and especially as the campaign goes on this fall? >> guest: well, spea
strong u.s. dollar, monetary policy. that's the intersection. if i can jump ahead, the intersection when it comes to democrats is civil liberties. look, let's repeal to the patriot act. i never would have signed the act allowing for you and i to be arrested and detained without being charged by the u.s. government. let's bring about marriage equality. let's get out of afghanistan tomorrow, bring the troops home. let's end the drug wars. look, these are democrat issues, historically democrat...
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and rather angry that america, that the u.s. won't pitch in to save the duly-elected government from fascists or from the generals who, led by franco, who are trying to take it over. she is so angry with them that she -- and she's been an anti-fascist for a while. that the anti-fascism shifts into i want to support the only country that is going to support the legally-elected government of spain, and that country the soviet union which is already bringing weapons and so on. now, anybody who knows the history of that civil war knows that the soviet union probably did more bad than good because it brought weapons, but it also brought an ideological rigidity that eliminated, literally eliminated many others on the left who weren't sympathetic anarchists, for example, socialists who weren't sympathetic to the soviet union. but hellman was blind at that point. she did not want to see that. what she wanted to see was how anti-fascism could be played out. and my own guess is that, um, just as she in this period, she signs off on the mo
and rather angry that america, that the u.s. won't pitch in to save the duly-elected government from fascists or from the generals who, led by franco, who are trying to take it over. she is so angry with them that she -- and she's been an anti-fascist for a while. that the anti-fascism shifts into i want to support the only country that is going to support the legally-elected government of spain, and that country the soviet union which is already bringing weapons and so on. now, anybody who...
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the last two decades have seen numerous works criticizing the u.s. foreign policy coming u.s. domestic policy and particular economic policy. the court system, the military, corporate influence over american life and so on. most of this is very astute and i've learned much from reading these studies. but two things in particular are lacking in my opinion. and we have a hard time making it into the public eye partly because americans are not trained to think of a holistic or synthetic fashion, and partly because it's the sort of analysis i have in mind is too close to the bone. it's very difficult for americans to hear, and somebody would say i didn't know. the first thing is the integration of the various factors that have done the country in. these studies tend to be institution specific as though the institution under examination existed in a kind of document could really be understood, apart from other institutions. the second thing is the relationships with the culture at large. for the values and beavers americans manifest on a daily basis. as a result, these critiques ar
the last two decades have seen numerous works criticizing the u.s. foreign policy coming u.s. domestic policy and particular economic policy. the court system, the military, corporate influence over american life and so on. most of this is very astute and i've learned much from reading these studies. but two things in particular are lacking in my opinion. and we have a hard time making it into the public eye partly because americans are not trained to think of a holistic or synthetic fashion,...
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the shooting and hunting and outdoor trade show is the u.s. gun and ammunition industry's main conference of the year often held in las vegas. in january 1990, he planned to unveil a new model, the larger pistol that fired 10-millimeter rounds. walters on view was that the company said export some of the sparkle to the shot show hiring a professional stripper's might turn some heads. the audition that evening lasted until midnight. the delegation settle on the performer in the early twenties and the strikingly tall young woman when walter asked if she would be willing to promote it in las vegas she readily agreed. he told the dublin he would have to go through a standard glock training. the stripper attended a program alongside the personal from the defense department and several federal agencies and police departments. the presence on the firing range costs a significant. they came and asked who is this girl? he didn't want to kill federal agents and police specialists they were training with a neurotic dancer, said he didn't. they all though
the shooting and hunting and outdoor trade show is the u.s. gun and ammunition industry's main conference of the year often held in las vegas. in january 1990, he planned to unveil a new model, the larger pistol that fired 10-millimeter rounds. walters on view was that the company said export some of the sparkle to the shot show hiring a professional stripper's might turn some heads. the audition that evening lasted until midnight. the delegation settle on the performer in the early twenties...
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the u.s. government looked the other way. sheridan and sherman repeatedly advocated letting the army managed the reservations. but they were foiled by the indian bureau and its contractors, lobbyists and rational supporters. in 1878, sheridan vented his frustration to sherman, writing, we have occupied this country can't take it away as public domain to register at its roots in game come up, penned about the reservations and reduced into poverty. for humanity's sake, let us give him enough to beat and integrity in the agence overhead. sheridan questioned whether treaties and military camp paints have been the best way to deal with the plains and spirit rather than better, sharon rocha and if the indians had received kind treatment administered the steadiness injustice. in 1872, yellowstone became the first national park. sheridan always had shown a keen interest in the region. he sent for expeditions into the park, beginning in 1871. in 1882, sheridan personally led a major expedition to the park. it was then that he learned
the u.s. government looked the other way. sheridan and sherman repeatedly advocated letting the army managed the reservations. but they were foiled by the indian bureau and its contractors, lobbyists and rational supporters. in 1878, sheridan vented his frustration to sherman, writing, we have occupied this country can't take it away as public domain to register at its roots in game come up, penned about the reservations and reduced into poverty. for humanity's sake, let us give him enough to...
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but in 1924 he entered the u.s. army air service and went into pilot training. and this is the first time you get a sense that lindbergh has a clear purpose in life, that he's become dedicated to aviation. he graduates first in his class, and he's one of 18 surviving cadets from an original class of 104. so it wasn't easy. getting through this training was not an easy thing. but as a result he feels that he's obtained, received or has now a renewed purpose in life. and he goes to work for the robertson aircraft corporation in 1926, flying the mail from st. louis the to chicago. and it's during one of these flights that he decides why not try to fly the atlantic? i don't think he was particularly interested in the money which was, actually, a lot of money in those days, $25,000 established by raymond ortig, a new york hotel owner, for the first nonstop flight in either direction, new york to paris or paris to new york. and ortig's purpose was to promote air vegas as -- air vegas as many of the prizes in the those days. i'll try to cover this ground more quickly t
but in 1924 he entered the u.s. army air service and went into pilot training. and this is the first time you get a sense that lindbergh has a clear purpose in life, that he's become dedicated to aviation. he graduates first in his class, and he's one of 18 surviving cadets from an original class of 104. so it wasn't easy. getting through this training was not an easy thing. but as a result he feels that he's obtained, received or has now a renewed purpose in life. and he goes to work for the...
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nine, a u.s. intelligence report released in 2008, global trends 2025, i read about it in the "washington post" in 2008, predicts a steady decline in american dominance with u.s. leadership eroding as an accelerating pace and political, economic, and arguably culturally areas." to my knowledge, the president never mentioned the report nor has anyone in public office. ten, on july 19 #th of 2010, it was reported that 854,000 people work for the national security agency, the nsa. in 33 building complexes amounting to 17 million square feet of space in the dc area. collection systems at the nsa interpret and store 1.4 billion e-mails and phone calls of american citizens in what amounts to a spy system. on may 23rd of this year, it was reported that the nsa has three times the budget of the cia with the capacity to download every six hours electronic communications equivalent to the entire contents of the library of congress. they also developed a program called thin thread that enables computers to s
nine, a u.s. intelligence report released in 2008, global trends 2025, i read about it in the "washington post" in 2008, predicts a steady decline in american dominance with u.s. leadership eroding as an accelerating pace and political, economic, and arguably culturally areas." to my knowledge, the president never mentioned the report nor has anyone in public office. ten, on july 19 #th of 2010, it was reported that 854,000 people work for the national security agency, the nsa....
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. >> richard john talked to book tv about the history of the telegraph and telephone in the u.s. the interview was recorded in the kings college room in columbia university's library as part of become tv's college series. this is half an hour. >> you're watching book tv on c-span 2. on a regular basis, we go to universities to talk to professors who are also authors. right now we're at columbia university in new york city, and we're joined by prefer richard john, who is the author of this book, network nation, inventing american telecommunications." so professor john, samuel morris invented the telegraph. ey yes or no? >> guest: no. >> host: why are we taught that as school children? >> guest: well, we love tales of heroic inventors. and it turns out one reason we love those tale us because they fit the needs of the promoters who are actually developing the networks that would prove so enormously important in 19th 19th century american communications and indeed in communications today. so, yes, samuel morris was a gifted inventor who had the good fortunate to have a college class
. >> richard john talked to book tv about the history of the telegraph and telephone in the u.s. the interview was recorded in the kings college room in columbia university's library as part of become tv's college series. this is half an hour. >> you're watching book tv on c-span 2. on a regular basis, we go to universities to talk to professors who are also authors. right now we're at columbia university in new york city, and we're joined by prefer richard john, who is the author...
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i said that the u.s. and china are engaged in a competitive struggle in which they get involved in proxy conflicts that have the potential to escalate. and i think that situation has gotten worse since i was here last. i think that the policy adopted by the obama administration in the past few months, beginning with president obama's speech in canberra in november, and now the new policy which says that the center of gravity of u.s. defense policy will be the south china sea, that it will resolve around contesting china's efforts to dominate the area, says that we're going to see a lot more confrontational sort of activity in that whole region. so i think that's a sign of worry. i think that there is also been an increasing efforts by china to dominate central asia and that's going to produce stress. i tell you though, what i worry about most and is deeply did he stressing to me is as the result of various decisions made by the united states and its allies, which not necessarily for bad reasons -- like th
i said that the u.s. and china are engaged in a competitive struggle in which they get involved in proxy conflicts that have the potential to escalate. and i think that situation has gotten worse since i was here last. i think that the policy adopted by the obama administration in the past few months, beginning with president obama's speech in canberra in november, and now the new policy which says that the center of gravity of u.s. defense policy will be the south china sea, that it will...
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westward under levels of stress not known to most writers here in the u.s. the publish am always and counting writers to me about the risks they are taking. police say they decided to try free verse. novels thing about writing from a woman's point of view. but today we'll hear from a writer who know something much more profound about whiskey writing but i will let mahmoud dowlatabadi tell you about that himself. having just published a great novel, "the colonel," and having earlier publishes magnificent epic of rural life in iran, "missing soluch." i have to observe, he's not really a political writer. he simply writes about life in his country. not about the show or the ayatollah, but about the people. and the fact that he has been in prison in the past for this kind of until you something about the cuteness of his writing but i suspect i have learned more about the reality of this country from his beautiful, beautiful book, that i have from 1000 newspaper reports. we should be thankful to him for that, and by the way, reminding those of us in america who h
westward under levels of stress not known to most writers here in the u.s. the publish am always and counting writers to me about the risks they are taking. police say they decided to try free verse. novels thing about writing from a woman's point of view. but today we'll hear from a writer who know something much more profound about whiskey writing but i will let mahmoud dowlatabadi tell you about that himself. having just published a great novel, "the colonel," and having earlier...
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you don't need a british fleet if you're just, if you're not going to do anything against the u.s. government. and he asked for $100,000. ultimately, the ec we decision was a botch -- expedition was a botch. there were -- i'm pressed for time. there were a number of things that turned against him. the men who were supposed to show up, he expected 1500 men to show up, only a hundred did. by the time he got down to mississippi, wilkinson had double crossed him. wilkinson decide canned instead offing with a double agent -- decided instead of becoming a double agent, he'd become a triple agent. burr was brought back to richmond in chains and stood trial for treason. here you had a former vice president of the united states facing trial for treason and possible hanging. the trial itself was an electrifying event for the country, it was on the front page of the newspaper, the whole transcript of the trial, for four months. burr was a better lawyer than insurrectionist. he got off. he managed to bury an astonishing amount of evidence against him. and ultimately, he was acquitted. he actua
you don't need a british fleet if you're just, if you're not going to do anything against the u.s. government. and he asked for $100,000. ultimately, the ec we decision was a botch -- expedition was a botch. there were -- i'm pressed for time. there were a number of things that turned against him. the men who were supposed to show up, he expected 1500 men to show up, only a hundred did. by the time he got down to mississippi, wilkinson had double crossed him. wilkinson decide canned instead...
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u.s., russia, or japan. the beauty of the book it shows us what was going on while the u.s. was consumed at the civil war, world war i, the european war and global entanglement and world war ii had battle fronts on multiple continents. the library journal review evaluated this book greatly. a value picture of human development that will be useful to academic and public library. your library collection will benefit from this book and so will you. i click it. i wonder what my next book is. "american men's wear" is great fun for a -- there are many books devoted to women wear. who designed, how to wear it. but far fewer books for the counter part. that story in daniel's book fills the void with the very comprehensive history. ready made clothing goes back to colonial times. they sup supplied outfits to sailors who hn an immediate need after long voyages. the sailor wear didn't fill well. in turn you got the sloppy loathing. the measuring tape was introduced in 1820. it lead to standardized ru
u.s., russia, or japan. the beauty of the book it shows us what was going on while the u.s. was consumed at the civil war, world war i, the european war and global entanglement and world war ii had battle fronts on multiple continents. the library journal review evaluated this book greatly. a value picture of human development that will be useful to academic and public library. your library collection will benefit from this book and so will you. i click it. i wonder what my next book is....
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u.s. army air corps, eight men and four planes. so that guaranteed somebody would finish. it was that dangerous. several other national teams trying to do it. the good news was, none of them were killed, but the best it -- bad news was not be finished. was quite difficult in the early open cockpit planes. you would feel the weather, whatever was, all the way around the world. so there were these attempts to go around and fly around the world. in fact, very quickly by the 1930's somebody does it within eight days which is kind of an amazing record. and it is hard to break that if you go faster it is not quite the endurance test of trying to keep awake as much as you would need to fly around the world. if you do it's slower, who cares to read what happens with that a day record being said is people start to notice that it is not really what we would call a great circle, the equivalent of an equator. people were sticking to the northern hemisphere where they could cast basically. amelia earha
u.s. army air corps, eight men and four planes. so that guaranteed somebody would finish. it was that dangerous. several other national teams trying to do it. the good news was, none of them were killed, but the best it -- bad news was not be finished. was quite difficult in the early open cockpit planes. you would feel the weather, whatever was, all the way around the world. so there were these attempts to go around and fly around the world. in fact, very quickly by the 1930's somebody does it...
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cuba would have to be made independent will remain under u.s. dominion. the u.s. would have to retain the naval bases from which to exercise its authority. enter general leonard wood, u.s. military governor of cuba bearing a set of provisions that became known as the plat a minute. to a particularly otis to cuba. one guaranteeing the right to deny states, the right to intervene in cuban affairs, the other providing for the sale or lease of what would become the guantÁnamo naval station. another gomez under to the first and then delegate to the cuban constitutional convention remarked that the amendment rendered the cubans as he put it, a vassal people. anticipate the cuban missile crisis, he warned that foreign bases on cuban soil would only draw cuba into conflux, not of her own making, and in which we have those at stake. platt was rigid were to our continued u.s. occupation, and they got the message. there was little or no -- for sensible cubans realized deal, is to seek annexation. but with platt in place who needed annexation? over the next two decades the u
cuba would have to be made independent will remain under u.s. dominion. the u.s. would have to retain the naval bases from which to exercise its authority. enter general leonard wood, u.s. military governor of cuba bearing a set of provisions that became known as the plat a minute. to a particularly otis to cuba. one guaranteeing the right to deny states, the right to intervene in cuban affairs, the other providing for the sale or lease of what would become the guantÁnamo naval station....
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are you are u.s. citizen or a mexican? i said, i am -- [inaudible] now, tonight on fox news, talking with senator alan, she's found 17 that maybe perhaps saw it and found or documented it, but we don't know, 17 -- there's been 17 korans found on the border. want to stop hezbollah from coming in. steve submit moved here from the midwest. it's all new. arizona, it's just all new, and the thing that bothers me is punch 2 for ease -- espanola bothers me. we're going to build our own arizona state law, and it's going to be expensive, but we'll have arizona extreme makeover. we're going to use prison labor to make it really cheap. tonight, we're talking with the sheriff, the tougherrest shall have in america. [speaking spanish] joe, you should understand these imgrants. exclusive if they want to live together. they don't want to follow our laws. on glenn beck tonight, and i don't understand the people, illegal is illegal, joe, and so, i mean, tell the audience, i mean, tell them how you know they're illegal. well, i don't know,
are you are u.s. citizen or a mexican? i said, i am -- [inaudible] now, tonight on fox news, talking with senator alan, she's found 17 that maybe perhaps saw it and found or documented it, but we don't know, 17 -- there's been 17 korans found on the border. want to stop hezbollah from coming in. steve submit moved here from the midwest. it's all new. arizona, it's just all new, and the thing that bothers me is punch 2 for ease -- espanola bothers me. we're going to build our own arizona state...
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anyway, they were protected by the u.s. army. there was a young 19 year-old bride. let me see if i can find this. forgive me for stumbling around here. without my glasses. her name is susan mcguffey. she is from kentucky, and she married a trader who was, i think, almost 30 years her senior. they had governors in kentucky and so forth ledger and made quite a fortune down there. she kept a diary, and it was so striking that i ran her through the book of what it was like pro will be back in 1846 to be out. to her this was like a honeymoon , and american safari. she looked at it like that. she discovered that she was pregnant right before she left. it scared her. there she was. no mother. no sisters, no nothing. then the only place that was civilized in between fort leavenworth was a place called ben's fourth. they -- a train stopped over there for a week or so so that they could take a bath and get rooms. they had -- i think they may have had women. they could put their cattle inside. .. >> may have to hear that kit carson. she's talking about being in this war, and s
anyway, they were protected by the u.s. army. there was a young 19 year-old bride. let me see if i can find this. forgive me for stumbling around here. without my glasses. her name is susan mcguffey. she is from kentucky, and she married a trader who was, i think, almost 30 years her senior. they had governors in kentucky and so forth ledger and made quite a fortune down there. she kept a diary, and it was so striking that i ran her through the book of what it was like pro will be back in 1846...
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and one of the u.s. army intelligence officers stationed in new york city during world war i, a guy named john b. trevor who had spent the war, you know, tracing german spies and saboteurs and so forth, um, decides by 1919 that the next threat is going to be that the jews of the lower east side are all bolsheviks since, after all, communism is a jewish plot, he's decided. he gets the defense department to send him, in washington, to send him 5,000 springfield rifles to new york just in case the lower east side explodes in revolution. um, and, of course, it doesn't. but the punchline to the story is that trevor in 1924 along with madison grant, another new yorker, are hired as consultants to congress when they draft the national origins act which is the keystone of the 1920s u.s. immigration revision. which is, quite frankly, meant to keep inferior immigrants out of the country. that means jews, italians, catholics generally, anyone who might be a radical. it's based on a new racialist sense of a hierarch
and one of the u.s. army intelligence officers stationed in new york city during world war i, a guy named john b. trevor who had spent the war, you know, tracing german spies and saboteurs and so forth, um, decides by 1919 that the next threat is going to be that the jews of the lower east side are all bolsheviks since, after all, communism is a jewish plot, he's decided. he gets the defense department to send him, in washington, to send him 5,000 springfield rifles to new york just in case the...
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well, that's a really great question, susan tochlt take it back to 1994, when mitt romney ran for the u.s. senate against ted kennedy, he seemed unprepared for the most obvious attack, the same attack we're hearing today, in his business of leverage buyouts that question whether jobs were created or jobs were lost. there were ads similar to what you see now run against him then, pretty devastating and were a major reason he lost that race. particularly on the tax issue you mention about the tax rate, zero surprise to anyone who covered mitt romney his tax rate is essentially the capital gains tax rate on most income. most of his income comes from capital gains or carried interest, not from typical salary. when he said recently he hases paid 15% tax rate, that is not surprising to anyone who looked at his financial disclosure or watched him over the number of years because that is the way he earned his money. what strikes people, when he said it himself, it comes across in a certain way he's essentially acknowledging to the general public that's the case and that's a lower rate than many p
well, that's a really great question, susan tochlt take it back to 1994, when mitt romney ran for the u.s. senate against ted kennedy, he seemed unprepared for the most obvious attack, the same attack we're hearing today, in his business of leverage buyouts that question whether jobs were created or jobs were lost. there were ads similar to what you see now run against him then, pretty devastating and were a major reason he lost that race. particularly on the tax issue you mention about the tax...
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furchtgott-roth was chief economists of the u.s. department of labor. she's also the author this past july of "women's figures: a guide to the economic progress of women in america." please join me in welcoming senior fellow diana furchtgott-roth. [applause] >> thank you very much, howard, for that very kind introduction, and thank all of you for coming. i'm really grateful that you could be doing so many other things today than coming to listen to me, but here you are listening to me talk about green jobs and the fallacies of green jobs. i'd like to thank the manhattan institute not only for supporting this research, but for organizing this talk. and i'd also like to thank john phillip, a mechanic mechanical engineer who advised me on the technical aspects of energy in the book and who read the whole manuscript to check on the scientific details of it. well, this is an appropriate day for talking about regulating to disaster, because last night president obama promised once more to develop the energy sources of the future. now, when any administration,
furchtgott-roth was chief economists of the u.s. department of labor. she's also the author this past july of "women's figures: a guide to the economic progress of women in america." please join me in welcoming senior fellow diana furchtgott-roth. [applause] >> thank you very much, howard, for that very kind introduction, and thank all of you for coming. i'm really grateful that you could be doing so many other things today than coming to listen to me, but here you are listening...
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it had a huge debt to british banks and the u.s. government was afraid the british navy would come in and try to get their money back and they didn't want after the monroe doctrine and spanish-american war we were the hegemon in the caribbean and they brought in j. p. morgan, secretary of state brought in j. p. morgan and set up the settlements where it would buy out the debt from britain and refinance it and set j. p. morgan bank officers and collect all the money for the taxes, take out their share and give the rest of government and so he realized this would be the end of his business because he would have to pay taxes and he tried to plead his case and when philander knox said c. j. p. morgan he said j. p. morgan doesn't know me so he had a simple solution which was the government isn't doing something i want i will change the government. >> this is one of the astonishing parts of this astonishing book. basically 1-man overthrows the government of honduras. that is exactly what happened. >> knox knew that mary was going to do so
it had a huge debt to british banks and the u.s. government was afraid the british navy would come in and try to get their money back and they didn't want after the monroe doctrine and spanish-american war we were the hegemon in the caribbean and they brought in j. p. morgan, secretary of state brought in j. p. morgan and set up the settlements where it would buy out the debt from britain and refinance it and set j. p. morgan bank officers and collect all the money for the taxes, take out their...
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they had been subdued by the u.s. navy and kearny and fremont and his california battalion, so they're really, i mean, they would have wanted to call for sure, but they didn't have much choice at that point. anybody else over here? yes, ma'am. >> your next-door neighbor is a good friend. when i visited her before we want to run your house you were never home : all i saw was a typewriter. i want to know how many books you have written on the typewriter and how many on the computer? >> let's see the first book ever of a computer was forced to help. it was weird. as a bid to years in new york to lead the head -- but other give it to me. he was a lawyer. he gave me. years after close second book wrote. i get that electric because it was easy on your fingers. asserted coming down in the winters because it was called the new york. my father passed away. everyone was talking a lot these computers. a new a gun. i ordered the state. it came from 42nd street. king with a bunch of distractions. written by japanese. the english d
they had been subdued by the u.s. navy and kearny and fremont and his california battalion, so they're really, i mean, they would have wanted to call for sure, but they didn't have much choice at that point. anybody else over here? yes, ma'am. >> your next-door neighbor is a good friend. when i visited her before we want to run your house you were never home : all i saw was a typewriter. i want to know how many books you have written on the typewriter and how many on the computer?...
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and as the u.s. loses i guess you would say it's a ton in global markets and some of these more merging markets, gaining prominence, how would you say that our relationship, even with hard power or soft power, will change toward some of these countries that may have historically had issues with human rights, repression, et cetera, and personal liberties as well? so how do you see our relationship with some of these former dictatorships, and just a guess you would say repress of democracies, you might say, in the future? how do you think that will change? .. >> you may have mentioned africa before i came in. thank you. >> hell africa fits into your description. two theories. seven of the ten fastest economies. the other argument is it is a commodity boom. they have not reformed. india is trying to play a bigger role than africa. the chinese seem to get all the headlines. a two-part question what do you picture africa and your picture? of course, is and you're really going to play a role in these count
and as the u.s. loses i guess you would say it's a ton in global markets and some of these more merging markets, gaining prominence, how would you say that our relationship, even with hard power or soft power, will change toward some of these countries that may have historically had issues with human rights, repression, et cetera, and personal liberties as well? so how do you see our relationship with some of these former dictatorships, and just a guess you would say repress of democracies, you...
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boundary where it is today, just east of new mexico, and if texas reel helping quiched its claims can the u.s. would pay off its states debt. texas was begging for a bailout. think of general motors. they took the money. another part of the compromise, the slaves freed in washington d.c. would be ended but slavery itself would be affirmed, and a new fugitive slave law would sharply increase punishment for anyone who aided run away slaves. the net effect of the compromise, in short, would be that it staved off wore for ten years. this is not a small accomplishment, given what was perceived as the impossible of changing it at the time. it was a decade that ultimately transformed the north so that when war finally came, it was a war that the north could actually -- was willing to fight and could actually win, which which was not true in 1850. parenthetically, i think i should say that a question i am typically asked is whether i think war was inevitable -- a civil war was inevitable. sluicely inevitable. it's perfectly clear, reading, listening to, closely reading the debate office 18 50, that r
boundary where it is today, just east of new mexico, and if texas reel helping quiched its claims can the u.s. would pay off its states debt. texas was begging for a bailout. think of general motors. they took the money. another part of the compromise, the slaves freed in washington d.c. would be ended but slavery itself would be affirmed, and a new fugitive slave law would sharply increase punishment for anyone who aided run away slaves. the net effect of the compromise, in short, would be...
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you know, and having run pepsi u.s. he did not sit their worrying about the product. he was not fiddling with the formula for three dozen say i can make this insanely great. it was a marketing. and that the steve after a while felt that scully just did not give in to a hell awesome it was. and then it didn't help that he pressed it at almost 20500 ellis . it did not sell very well. microsoft started licensing out its copied versions of the graphical user interface and started dominating the computer business. and so i think the relationship was going fine as long as apple was doing fine. apple was a workhorse, making the money for the company, but the mac didn't. and so there was a horrible falling out that culminates a memorial day of 1985. >> before we talk a little bit more about the falling out in the post a 85-ton, less talk about the invention of the macintosh itself. this is a point in the book where you insert the great famous quote from jobs, good artists, become a great artist steel, which she took from picasso. and then he would add, and we have always
you know, and having run pepsi u.s. he did not sit their worrying about the product. he was not fiddling with the formula for three dozen say i can make this insanely great. it was a marketing. and that the steve after a while felt that scully just did not give in to a hell awesome it was. and then it didn't help that he pressed it at almost 20500 ellis . it did not sell very well. microsoft started licensing out its copied versions of the graphical user interface and started dominating the...
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i can't help thinking about a friend of mine up close and personal take on u.s. military commanders in afghanistan is that they were trapped in an american-made box and capable of seeing beyond its boundaries. that is seeing afghanistan. i have no doubt that it is generally something to be desired. but if you take the personal bonds with you that often hardly matter where you are. thinking about my stars & stripes questions, who's not into that. it's not as where you go, or how you see what's there and know what is important and we see that matters. which means that sometimes come you can actually see more by going nowhere at all. an iraqi tragedy. all evidence indicates that the first thing that they can deceive themselves. they see the world is a stage and the countries that we have invaded or occupied, pakistan, somalia, yemen, we conduct a war in american drama. as wired military commanders and top officials like robert gates and james jones continue to call unconsciously putting an iraqi or afghan phase on whichever war was being discussed. that is to follow
i can't help thinking about a friend of mine up close and personal take on u.s. military commanders in afghanistan is that they were trapped in an american-made box and capable of seeing beyond its boundaries. that is seeing afghanistan. i have no doubt that it is generally something to be desired. but if you take the personal bonds with you that often hardly matter where you are. thinking about my stars & stripes questions, who's not into that. it's not as where you go, or how you see...
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the first is the u.s. military's longstanding record of smashing the liberal project on every continent in every era. american's destroy german militarism in world war one, liberals understand we crested particular model of centralized aggressive state control of that they themselves aspire to. the americans crash the ex's in world war ii, liberals did that with those powers dying from a vision of a centrist, corporatist, not so secretly revered. when the american military under the despise ronald reagan laid to rest once and for all the hope of communism liberals were deprived of a lot of totalitarian control which they had sympathy. failing to respect the malta culturist ideas the provide the basis for their whole will -- their whole world view. equality of cultures, the american soldier demonstrates the rifle in the a marty, the intrinsic superiority. where the liberal pays lip service to the validity of all mores and believes the american soldier embarks upon missions every data forcibly eliminate tier
the first is the u.s. military's longstanding record of smashing the liberal project on every continent in every era. american's destroy german militarism in world war one, liberals understand we crested particular model of centralized aggressive state control of that they themselves aspire to. the americans crash the ex's in world war ii, liberals did that with those powers dying from a vision of a centrist, corporatist, not so secretly revered. when the american military under the despise...
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the philosophical underpinning of u.s. policy toward israel has been our conviction and certainly my own that if we gave israel an ample supply of economic aid and weapons, she would feel strong enough and confident, more flexible and more willing to discuss a lasting peace. but after serial wars, ford lamented, eve -- i've begun to question the rationale for our policy. israel deserves our attention and protection, but 60 years after its founding it remains a nation enthrall, the depth of which has given rise to succeeding generations of leaders who embrace only worse case scenarios, encourages military preemption, covert subversion and undermines any chance for a more engaging strategy; diplomacy based on compromise and accommodation. both americans and israelis should build a monument to sherrod, this had doe by figure -- shadowy figure in israeli history whose political career was destroyed by the circle around ben-gurion. sherrod admonished t his countrymen that the question of peace must not be lost sight of for a in
the philosophical underpinning of u.s. policy toward israel has been our conviction and certainly my own that if we gave israel an ample supply of economic aid and weapons, she would feel strong enough and confident, more flexible and more willing to discuss a lasting peace. but after serial wars, ford lamented, eve -- i've begun to question the rationale for our policy. israel deserves our attention and protection, but 60 years after its founding it remains a nation enthrall, the depth of...
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as the u.s. historian and illegal moral boundaries of the state, i was curious about a place that to be beyond the reach of the cube in u.s. and law. you may remember in the aftermath of 9/11, the bush administration defended the denial of constitutional protection of the guantÁnamo detainees on the ground that guantÁnamo is simultaneously sovereign territory of cuba and has set aside constitutional jurisdiction at the same time, within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction that the united states beyond the reach of international torture prohibition. now kubo contradicted what i thought he knew about the spanish-american war and the subsequent u.s. occupation of cuba. so i decided to take another look. what i discovered refuse the bush policy emphatically. the united states sees spain and one of the opening salvos of what americans think to call the spanish-american war. we retained during the subsequent u.s. occupation to cuba and refers cubit to start the day as part of in a curio
as the u.s. historian and illegal moral boundaries of the state, i was curious about a place that to be beyond the reach of the cube in u.s. and law. you may remember in the aftermath of 9/11, the bush administration defended the denial of constitutional protection of the guantÁnamo detainees on the ground that guantÁnamo is simultaneously sovereign territory of cuba and has set aside constitutional jurisdiction at the same time, within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction that...
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but the subtitle is boom and bust in the u.s. that is the way the economy affects our lives and the way the economy gets into our very bodies. it is a book about my arrival in the winter of 1997 when i was broke. i was also broken. and i was on drugs. i was in mexico city where i had gone under a book contract from new york. i got an advance from a new york publisher to write a book. it was a dream come true. in mexico city, by november of 1997, i had crossed the deadline and i didn't have a word written. and i was broke. and i called the only friend i could count on at that time. my lifestyle ruined a lot of friendships. and i said, aria, help me, porfavor. there are a whole lot of circumstances. how did she wind up in the desert? welcome everybody has a story of how they got there. she said we will take care of you, we will give you a place to live. shortly thereafter, i arrived in the desert, and one of the first things that i saw when i rented my little shack out in the sand next to a sign that said the next service is 100 mi
but the subtitle is boom and bust in the u.s. that is the way the economy affects our lives and the way the economy gets into our very bodies. it is a book about my arrival in the winter of 1997 when i was broke. i was also broken. and i was on drugs. i was in mexico city where i had gone under a book contract from new york. i got an advance from a new york publisher to write a book. it was a dream come true. in mexico city, by november of 1997, i had crossed the deadline and i didn't have a...
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the lowest smallest morality of any u.s. president before or since. he said, i am a minority president, a majority general. lincoln had to get to the point where he felt he was politically strong enough to fire mcclellan. this threat of a potential military coup was real throughout the years. now when the chips were down in november, and mcclellan was fired, he proved himself to be a great patriot. he got on the train, taken home to new jersey and when his soldiers begged him not to go, he told them to support general burnside as they had supported him and off he went. a great moment that vindicated his patriotism in a difficult year. but the other thing to remember and i alluded to it in the speech was bad in april 1861, when the confederates fired on work sumpter, there was not a single man in the north who had ever led more than 1000 troops in battle. and the men who had led that anywhere in their 60's. the war was being commanded by, in the best case, captains in the regular army who had experience commanding one or 200 men and in the worst case,
the lowest smallest morality of any u.s. president before or since. he said, i am a minority president, a majority general. lincoln had to get to the point where he felt he was politically strong enough to fire mcclellan. this threat of a potential military coup was real throughout the years. now when the chips were down in november, and mcclellan was fired, he proved himself to be a great patriot. he got on the train, taken home to new jersey and when his soldiers begged him not to go, he told...
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the u.s.-mexico border of 1846. grant said at the time i do not think there was ever more wicked were then that waged by the united states of mexico. i thought so at the time when i was the dexter, only i had not moral courage enough to resign. during the time of the u.s.-mexico war, i just found this are really moving "which is why it took it for my title. the fact of the matter is grant was not alone in thinking that the u.s. invasion of mexico was somehow wicked. wanted to talk about in this book and tonight is the evolution of the american public during the course of the u.s.-mexico war from being with it -- really enthusiastic and in favor to largely turning against the war. i see the u.s.-mexico war as the moment of america's first antiwar movement actually coming into being. there was anti-war sentiment during the revolution and certainly during the war of 1812, but that sentiment was limited. what you see happen is a consensus across the board. people from different regions of the coun
the u.s.-mexico border of 1846. grant said at the time i do not think there was ever more wicked were then that waged by the united states of mexico. i thought so at the time when i was the dexter, only i had not moral courage enough to resign. during the time of the u.s.-mexico war, i just found this are really moving "which is why it took it for my title. the fact of the matter is grant was not alone in thinking that the u.s. invasion of mexico was somehow wicked. wanted to talk about in...
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there are other fields of their u.s. be confused. which, you know, it's possible that the garlic was in the crate , when somewhere else. i have no way to know. but the way that it works is basically, you know, just -- and workers have no idea where it is going because the only reason i knew was because i was paying its into details like the name on that piece of paper and things like that. and so there is this a real disconnect where people that are working the fields don't know where the food is going, what brand is being sold under command people who are buying staff have no idea either. grown in california, mexico, but there is really very little with the growing conditions are or any of that. it just fell to 55i felt like i was in this place where there were not actually in the loss for workers, which was kind of creepy in the u.s. >> and we don't have mandatory labeling of the produce. so really you don't know where estimate from. you don't know what you're buying. you to a supermarket, they don't have to say where your produce
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i ended up starting along the border is the u.s. border patrol agent, going through the ranks and then i started using what i felt was a talent that i was blessed with it being able to integrate drug cartels, human smuggling cartels. and i did more undercover work in more criminal cases than any federal agent in the history of our government over a 30 year career. i'm very happy to share those experiences because they very unique. i was the only federal agent experienced being smuggled as a foreigner from mexico to the interior of the united states, going to travel by myself in the back of a u-haul, a chunk of a car can think of that nature. so it was quite dramatic, but it was something i did with a lot of pride because i went after those who abuse those seeking a better life in the united states and a share those stories with you in ibook, "the shadow catcher." >> there's many powerful moments that you describe. i'm wondering if you could share a couple of those with less. one that i'm thinking in particular is the juncture where
i ended up starting along the border is the u.s. border patrol agent, going through the ranks and then i started using what i felt was a talent that i was blessed with it being able to integrate drug cartels, human smuggling cartels. and i did more undercover work in more criminal cases than any federal agent in the history of our government over a 30 year career. i'm very happy to share those experiences because they very unique. i was the only federal agent experienced being smuggled as a...
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to ice age in the rotunda of the u.s. capitol, where one passing -- 104,684 mourners viewed it on june 11. a funeral service was held at the national cathedral, attended by many of the world's greatest leaders, including his old adversary, because gorbachev. he was buried in california at the ronald reagan presidential library. on his gravestone for its graduates from the speech he delivered at the dedication of the library. i know what my heart that man is good. but what is right will always eventually triumph and that there's purpose and worth in each and every life. during his political career, reagan was disliked and even reviled by most as the intelligence, the mainstream media as they've come to be known. but today there are so those who belittle his will in russia's decision to missiles that the united states and the ultimate failures of soviet communism. but there are many of us remember reagan from his record of 34 television network addresses to the american people. what these americans would call, no matter wha
to ice age in the rotunda of the u.s. capitol, where one passing -- 104,684 mourners viewed it on june 11. a funeral service was held at the national cathedral, attended by many of the world's greatest leaders, including his old adversary, because gorbachev. he was buried in california at the ronald reagan presidential library. on his gravestone for its graduates from the speech he delivered at the dedication of the library. i know what my heart that man is good. but what is right will always...
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and executed the attorney general as the u.s. senator senator cruce probably in the global governance movement it was a strongly elite movement. you mentioned the presidential foundations and universities of all schools, international lawyers. and so, my question would be a little more specific. what is the social base for the sovereignty movement. particularly what are the eletes in america for example that could be mobilized in order to resist and assert a sovereign view? >> i suppose the social base would be the counter elite in places such as this in the right think tanks and the activists and for example phyllis schlafly has been and is delete the interested who was probably the first effort on the movement back in the 1950's which failed by one vote and was promoted on the amendment was the american bar association which was the leading defender of american sovereignty at that time. they were close to the center in ohio who introduced this amendment as fairly complicated, but basically it's the treaty's couldn't trump the c
and executed the attorney general as the u.s. senator senator cruce probably in the global governance movement it was a strongly elite movement. you mentioned the presidential foundations and universities of all schools, international lawyers. and so, my question would be a little more specific. what is the social base for the sovereignty movement. particularly what are the eletes in america for example that could be mobilized in order to resist and assert a sovereign view? >> i suppose...
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the recruits were scared off that the u.s. attorney in kentucky became suspicious newspaper in frankfurter started to brand stories exposing his plans at least 50% was fantasy. but 50% was pretty accurate. not as bad as journalism goes. e prosecutor tried to summon a grand jury to bring charges a against burr he was finally able and presented evidence a grand jury came back to say a river is a fine human being and we think the prosecutor should go home. but his reputation took him. the same time the same man burr had tried to recruit issued an affidavit describing all of burr beverages plans that he made the a coup d'etat in washington that ups a lot of people. an not just the invasion of mexico but maybe there was this activity.then then president jefferson finally roused himself this is october 80 know six, jefferson has been receiving reports from the west 16 months that iran her is up to no good preissing troops come a trying to the days this session of the western part of the country and jefferson has doned nothing. he ha
the recruits were scared off that the u.s. attorney in kentucky became suspicious newspaper in frankfurter started to brand stories exposing his plans at least 50% was fantasy. but 50% was pretty accurate. not as bad as journalism goes. e prosecutor tried to summon a grand jury to bring charges a against burr he was finally able and presented evidence a grand jury came back to say a river is a fine human being and we think the prosecutor should go home. but his reputation took him. the same...
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the u.s. 80 -- navy and spend four years in the military and applied for the u.s. border patrol and i was blessed with a tremendous career, tremendous family. i ended up along the border as u.s. border patrol agents going through the ranks and started using what i felt was a talent i was blessed with, being able to infiltrate drug cartels, human smuggling cartels and did more undercover work than any federal agent in the history of the government's over a 30 year career and i am happy to share those experiences because they are unique because i was the only federal agent who experienced being smuggled from mexico to the interior of the united states, going through travels by myself in the back of the trunk of a car, things of that nature. it was quite dramatic but something i did with a lot of pride because i felt going after those seeking a better life in the united states i share those stories with you in my book the shadow catcher. >> there are many powerful moments you describe. i am wonde
the u.s. 80 -- navy and spend four years in the military and applied for the u.s. border patrol and i was blessed with a tremendous career, tremendous family. i ended up along the border as u.s. border patrol agents going through the ranks and started using what i felt was a talent i was blessed with, being able to infiltrate drug cartels, human smuggling cartels and did more undercover work than any federal agent in the history of the government's over a 30 year career and i am happy to share...
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i don't have any idea what it would take to get that implemented in the u.s. because it is different from how we traditionally thought about infrastructure development. the idea of interactive participatory infrastructure developments is different and you run into a lot of institutional inertia like we have never done things that way. thus we don't want to because change is scary. it is new be --nimbyism on the part of industry. it will take us thinking about how we do things in a different way. >> hi. other than the horrible inefficiency, can you talk about what is wrong with the grid and what we might do about it? >> absolutely. one of the thing that is wrong with the grid is the fact that we have to manually balance supply and demand minute by minute. if we had storage or some of the technologies that make up what people talk about when they talk about smart rids we could do a better job keeping the stuff we are completely dependent upon every minute of our lives more reliable because right now we are at risk of a lot of different things that can cause grea
i don't have any idea what it would take to get that implemented in the u.s. because it is different from how we traditionally thought about infrastructure development. the idea of interactive participatory infrastructure developments is different and you run into a lot of institutional inertia like we have never done things that way. thus we don't want to because change is scary. it is new be --nimbyism on the part of industry. it will take us thinking about how we do things in a different...
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is the u.s. federal debt sustainable? and this questioning of the role of the market, the role of the government in the economy, this is an international debate. we are very focused on latin america, but latin america is an example of what's happening across the world. there's a very vibrant, very important debate going on about different ways of developing your economy. and it's not clear within that debate that the free marketeers are winning the argument. now, i don't want to take up too much more time because i want to leave room for questions. i do have some policy recommendations about what the united states should do to become more engaged with this region. i think there's a real opportunity here. i don't think the opportunity will be there forever. but i think that there is, it is a moment when the united states good -- could correct this inattentiveness. i think it's a big strategic mistake not to look at lot america more closely, not to be focus on the. not just as a part of western hemisphere relations, but as
is the u.s. federal debt sustainable? and this questioning of the role of the market, the role of the government in the economy, this is an international debate. we are very focused on latin america, but latin america is an example of what's happening across the world. there's a very vibrant, very important debate going on about different ways of developing your economy. and it's not clear within that debate that the free marketeers are winning the argument. now, i don't want to take up too...
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. >> the u.s. and in the and china peterson having -- >> the great thing is there are no power games. people criticize brazil for not having any enemies. friends with everyone. no reason they shouldn't be better friends. [talking over each other] >> no problem. [talking over each other] >> one of the things we talk about is social inclusion and the next america's quarterly, inclusion by race, gender, ethnicity, please keep an eye out for that. let's try the panelists and thank them for coming up here especially john. [applause] he is available to sign books. if you bought books recommend sticking around. >> we would like to hear from you. sweet as your feedback at twitter.com/booktv. >> would you reading this summer? >> how high and the taliban. american is working on another biography at this time. walter isaacson's book on steve jobs was an international bustling phenomenon because of all the things we could learn. >> what are you currently reading? >> guest: i read an eclectic way. i read a wond
. >> the u.s. and in the and china peterson having -- >> the great thing is there are no power games. people criticize brazil for not having any enemies. friends with everyone. no reason they shouldn't be better friends. [talking over each other] >> no problem. [talking over each other] >> one of the things we talk about is social inclusion and the next america's quarterly, inclusion by race, gender, ethnicity, please keep an eye out for that. let's try the panelists and...
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gorgeous sunshine at the campus of u.s. c. you are watching booktv live coverage of the los angeles times festival of books. all day today and tomorrow we will have live coverage of nonfiction panel sessions and in between panel sessions, you will meet nonfiction authors and talk to them directly. first on our campus, hipolito acosta has a new book called "the shadow catcher". welcome and tell me the story of "the shadow catcher". >> thank you for having me here with you today. "the shadow catcher" deals with the 30 year career i had with the u.s. immigration service. it highlights the criminal investigation that i did in the united states regarding human smuggling illegal narcotics trafficking, a lot of stories that deal with immigration legally sensitive issue in our country right now. >> one of the review suggests and your own coverage suggests you have all kinds of emotions, your own heritage and culture whether or not our focus is on the right thing as we try to enforce our borders. talk to me about this. >> before we dea
gorgeous sunshine at the campus of u.s. c. you are watching booktv live coverage of the los angeles times festival of books. all day today and tomorrow we will have live coverage of nonfiction panel sessions and in between panel sessions, you will meet nonfiction authors and talk to them directly. first on our campus, hipolito acosta has a new book called "the shadow catcher". welcome and tell me the story of "the shadow catcher". >> thank you for having me here with...
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the first time the flu came to medical notice was that a u.s. army camp in kansas in 1918 and then it spread very rapidly from there as huge numbers of u.s. troops crossed to europe, went to france and spread to the french civilian population and spread rapidly throughout the continent and throughout the world. it is hard to disentangle these two tragedies from each other. we are out of time and have to stop. thank you very much. [applause] >> this is the third annual gaithersburg book festival held on the gaithersburg's city hall grounds. next we hear from iraq war veteran and wounded warrior luis carlos montalvan. his book is "until tuesday". >> a drawing for a free nook. enjoy the rest of your day at the festival. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> here are the best-selling nonfiction book according to the new york times. this list reflects sales as of may 17th. topping the list is passage of power, the fourth volume of his series the years of lyndon johnson. he had sever
the first time the flu came to medical notice was that a u.s. army camp in kansas in 1918 and then it spread very rapidly from there as huge numbers of u.s. troops crossed to europe, went to france and spread to the french civilian population and spread rapidly throughout the continent and throughout the world. it is hard to disentangle these two tragedies from each other. we are out of time and have to stop. thank you very much. [applause] >> this is the third annual gaithersburg book...
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the u.s. government looked the other way. sheridan and sherman repeatedly advocated letting the army managed the reservations. but they were foiled by the indian bureau and its contractors, lobbyists and congressional supporters. in 1878, sheridan vented his frustration to sherman, writing we have occupied the country, taken away the lovely domain, destroyed its herds of game, and then up on reservations, and reduced them to poverty. for humanity's sake, let us give them enough to eat and integrity in the agents over them. sheridan questioned whether treaties, military campaigns have been the best way to deal with the plains indians. might've been better, sheridan row, if the indians had received kind treatment, ministered with steadiness and justice. in 1872, yellowstone became the first national park. sheridan had always shown a keen interest in the region. .. bye neglect killing thousands. the geysers were routinely bad brutalized. the parks would be protected, expanded and preserved for big game. he called on the congress
the u.s. government looked the other way. sheridan and sherman repeatedly advocated letting the army managed the reservations. but they were foiled by the indian bureau and its contractors, lobbyists and congressional supporters. in 1878, sheridan vented his frustration to sherman, writing we have occupied the country, taken away the lovely domain, destroyed its herds of game, and then up on reservations, and reduced them to poverty. for humanity's sake, let us give them enough to eat and...
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i want to comment on the integration of the u.s. army with the mexican army and heading towards north american union and something that might be dangerous for our health and safety laws friday while enforcement perspective. >> host: do you see a lack of sovereignty? >> guest: that won't happen. very simple, mexico is a sovereign nation. they are proud to be a sovereign nation. we are sovereign nation in the united states. we all need to cooperate as neighboring countries for the security. not just of our region but the security of the entire world. we work closely together. i want to say i am proud of the service, work very much on our behalf to protect our country and i will tell you one thing about immigration as well. i had the pleasure of naturalizing many immigrants who serve in our armed forces and became united states citizens. we deal with immigration, it is a huge complex matter. >> host: wish we had more time because callers are interested. thank you for being here as we close. the book is called "the shadow catcher: a u.s
i want to comment on the integration of the u.s. army with the mexican army and heading towards north american union and something that might be dangerous for our health and safety laws friday while enforcement perspective. >> host: do you see a lack of sovereignty? >> guest: that won't happen. very simple, mexico is a sovereign nation. they are proud to be a sovereign nation. we are sovereign nation in the united states. we all need to cooperate as neighboring countries for the...
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the u.s. invasion of mexico was somehow with it. one thing that i talk about in this book and i will talk about tonight is the evolution of the american public during the course of the u.s. and mexico war, from being really enthusiastic to largely turning against the war. i think the u.s. and mexico war of the moment of america's first antiwar movement actually coming into being. so there was antiwar sentiment during the revolution, and certainly during the war of 1812. that sentiment was limited. what you see happening in 1847 is a consensus, really, across the board. people from different regions of the country, soldiers in the field, officers, politicians, all of this fighting of the war that was being successfully waged in another country. so i think this is a very interesting moment in american history. and it takes place that people don't really know much about this timeframe. the u.s. and mexico war -- people don't write about it a lot. it doesn't have a big place in the historical imag
the u.s. invasion of mexico was somehow with it. one thing that i talk about in this book and i will talk about tonight is the evolution of the american public during the course of the u.s. and mexico war, from being really enthusiastic to largely turning against the war. i think the u.s. and mexico war of the moment of america's first antiwar movement actually coming into being. so there was antiwar sentiment during the revolution, and certainly during the war of 1812. that sentiment was...
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even when they say, it's regulated, even in the u.s. when they say, for example, calvert foundation is regulated bid the sec. yeah, maybe, but calvert gives its money to another institution, who gives its money to another institution, who make a bunch of loans and the delta in nigeria, and that isn't regulated. so you have too be really careful of really who is looking over your shoulder. when you make an investment microfinance, assume in 98% of the cases you're creek. assume there is no one looking after your interests. there's no one regulating this. it doesn't matter of its deutsche bank in wallstreet or an ngo in d.c., its makes no difference. the reality is no one is regulating them here in the united states and no one is regulating them down there in the countries. it's investor beware. >> could you please comment on this -- what you described sounds very much like the typical money lender in india. do you know how this is impacted the money lending industry in india? i mean, this is an old tradition, and these interest rates and
even when they say, it's regulated, even in the u.s. when they say, for example, calvert foundation is regulated bid the sec. yeah, maybe, but calvert gives its money to another institution, who gives its money to another institution, who make a bunch of loans and the delta in nigeria, and that isn't regulated. so you have too be really careful of really who is looking over your shoulder. when you make an investment microfinance, assume in 98% of the cases you're creek. assume there is no one...
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she came to the u.s. and you didn't know it. >> right. and, you know, my mother has not changed a whole lot. she still is like that in a way. where she does things and we don't fit in to the equation sometimes and it's been a struggle to try to get her to be a little more motherly. but yeah, i think at this point, we have come to accept that's the way she is. and we just take her as she is and i think that if helps we're not disappointed. but i do hope that, you know, that could be a better grandmother and i know people change. i know, my good grandmother, my mother said she wasn't such a great mother to her, but to us, she was a most wonderful grandmother in the world. so i'm hoping that that is the way my children feel for her as well. that she's, you know, an awesome grandmother and that's automatic that i -- that's all i want, you know, for my kids to have a good relationship with her. >> has your mother been able to read this book or does she know what is in it? >> she hasn't been able to read the book in english. my mother does not
she came to the u.s. and you didn't know it. >> right. and, you know, my mother has not changed a whole lot. she still is like that in a way. where she does things and we don't fit in to the equation sometimes and it's been a struggle to try to get her to be a little more motherly. but yeah, i think at this point, we have come to accept that's the way she is. and we just take her as she is and i think that if helps we're not disappointed. but i do hope that, you know, that could be a...